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In reply to the discussion: Congressman Justin Amash mocks President Obama [View all]leveymg
(36,418 posts)24. The 2016 General is going to be a mess, even without a strong 3rd Party candidate.
I can see another election going to the Supremes, and it's another question mark as to who and what that will be in 3 years.
And, then, there's the Electoral College system. It could be that no candidate gets 270 votes, and it goes to the House of Representatives for a state-based polling based upon which candidate (of the three candidates) controls each State delegation and which has a majority of the 50 state delegations: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/faq.html G-d only knows how that could turn out.
What happens if no presidential candidate gets 270 Electoral votes?
If no candidate receives a majority of Electoral votes, the House of Representatives elects the President from the 3 Presidential candidates who received the most Electoral votes. Each state delegation has one vote. The Senate would elect the Vice President from the 2 Vice Presidential candidates with the most Electoral votes. Each Senator would cast one vote for Vice President. If the House of Representatives fails to elect a President by Inauguration Day, the Vice-President Elect serves as acting President until the deadlock is resolved in the House.
If no candidate receives a majority of Electoral votes, the House of Representatives elects the President from the 3 Presidential candidates who received the most Electoral votes. Each state delegation has one vote. The Senate would elect the Vice President from the 2 Vice Presidential candidates with the most Electoral votes. Each Senator would cast one vote for Vice President. If the House of Representatives fails to elect a President by Inauguration Day, the Vice-President Elect serves as acting President until the deadlock is resolved in the House.
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If only there were such an articulate, effective critic among the Democrats, I'd campaign for himher
leveymg
Aug 2013
#1
It may have to be someone from outside the Dem career track- Sanders, Krugman, Reich, Steiglitz
leveymg
Aug 2013
#3
He would position himself as the most centered candidate characterizing the others as extremists.
leveymg
Aug 2013
#22
The 2016 General is going to be a mess, even without a strong 3rd Party candidate.
leveymg
Aug 2013
#24
Stupid.Tea Party, Amash (R-MI) deny entry to townhall meeting; Senior citizens and reporters forced
Cha
Aug 2013
#17